William Ruto Gives Tour of Bomas International Convention Centre, Showcases Impressive Features

President William Ruto shared a construction progress video of the Bomas International Convention Complex in Nairobi as the facility nears completionThe promotional footage featured drone and ground-level shots comparing the project's state in June 2026 versus October 2026Ruto highlighted the convention centre's scale and capacity as part of plans to boost Nairobi's position as a top MICE destinationSearch option is now available at TUKO! Feel free to search the content on topics/people you enjoy reading about in the top right corner 😉

President William Ruto has offered Kenyans an up-close look at the Bomas International Convention Complex in Nairobi, sharing a construction progress video that traces the facility's dramatic transformation between June and October 2026.

The footage, posted on October 31, 2026, from the President's official page on X, blends aerial drone shots with ground-level close-ups, capturing the building's sweeping steel framework, roofing work, and facade cladding at various stages of development.

On-screen date stamps and a State House Kenya watermark give the montage an official, documentary feel.

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The video makes clear just how far the project has come in a matter of months.

Early shots from June 2026 show the skeletal steel structure rising from the site, while October 2026 footage reveals a far more complete picture, with roofing panels in place and exterior finishing work well underway.

The scale of the building is immediately apparent from the drone sequences, which frame the complex against the wider Nairobi landscape.

Ruto's narration frames the development as a strategic investment in Kenya's meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry.

The Bomas complex, located in Lang'ata, has long been one of Kenya's most recognisable cultural venues. It is 323,500 square metres.

It has a capacity that can host at least 11,000 delegates and has 35 modern breakout and meeting rooms.

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The new convention facility is set to significantly expand what the site can offer, positioning it as a serious rival to major conference hubs across the continent.

The project appears to be on track for an official opening in the near term, with the October footage suggesting the bulk of structural and exterior work is largely complete.

Watch the construction progress tour Ruto shared:

Amondi Aroko (Entertainment editor) Amondi Aroko is an Entertainment Editor with nine years of experience in local and international media. She has worked at Family Media (Kenya), written for News Deeply, New York (USA) and done Africa news analysis on Arise News (Nigeria). Won the 2015 Local Heroes Journalism award by Deutsche Welle. Google News Initiative 2024 trainee and 2024 WAN-IFRA Media Leadership Accelerator Programme winner. Speaker at Code For Africa -media lab, and China trip attendee by CMG. Email: prisca.aroko@tuko.co.ke.